On April 4, the 7th circuit heard Stone v Neal, 11-1085, a case that challenges the requirement that all candidates for Chicago citywide offices need 12,500 signatures to get on the ballot. The elections are non-partisan. During the hearing, the … Continue reading
On April 4, the Libertarian Party filed a notice of appeal in Libertarian Party v D.C. Board of Elections. The issue is whether the D.C. Board must count write-in votes for President in November, for write-in presidential candidates who have … Continue reading
On April 1, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee passed HB 275 unanimously. The bill had passed the House earlier. It is the Secretary of State’s omnibus election law bill. Among other things, it lowers the number of signatures for … Continue reading
On Saturday, April 2, the Montana House passed SB 194 unanimously. It provides that parties and independent presidential campaigns must submit the names of two presidential elector candidates for each seat that the state is entitled to. Half the names … Continue reading
The Texas legislature is discussing whether to move the state’s primary from March to April. See this story. Senator Leticia Van de Putte (D-San Antonio) would like to amend her SB 100 to make this change. SB 100, as introduced, … Continue reading
